Lessons:
3-hr lecture per week
Assessment:
Discussion Forum - 10%
Mid-terms - 30%
Finals - 60%
Exam Format:
Mid-terms - MCQs, fill-in-the-blanks and short essays
Finals - MCQs, fill-in-the-blanks, T/F qns, essays
Description:
This is a GER Core for HSS students, and the content covered includes environmental principles, and various aspects of how psychology affects how we treat the environment, e.g. motivation, personality and social factors
There is only one lecture per week, no recorded lecture. The notes are almost useless so you will definitely need the textbook, and the readings will come from there. Lectures will cover content in the textbook, but the lecturer will summarise what is in the textbook. It's up to you to decide how useful the lecture is. As for readings, you just need to read the textbook..
For the mid-terms, the MCQs and essays are pretty straightforward, some are also quite intuitive given the nature of the module. Reading the textbook and understanding it will be enough. The textbook might be a bit lengthy with alot of examples so it will be helpful to write the main points on your own and read from there.
For the finals, the format and question styles are very similar to mid-terms, just that there is the addition of T/F questions. The essays is 2 questions with many parts, ranging from 3 marks to 8 marks. More emphasis will be placed on the later half of the course which was not covered in the mid-terms.
The discussion forum will be easy to score. Guiding questions will be given, and you just have to post/comment twice on each of the 5 forums.
In conclusion, I find this module quite manageable and straightforward. Memory work is needed but not that tedious. Examples given in the textbook will help in reinforcing the theories and you can try to relate it to your daily experiences. It's probably one of the better Environmental mods to take.
Wednesday, November 30, 2016
Wednesday, May 18, 2016
HP8003 Are you ok? Mental Health in Singapore
Lessons:
3-hr lecture per week
Assessment:
Mid-terms 40%
Finals 60%
Exam Format:
Mid-terms - MCQs
Finals - Essays
Description:
This is a AHSS/LA GER-PE, and the content covered includes various aspects of Psychology such as development, sexuality, learning, psychosis, substance abuse, etc.
There is only one lecture per week, no recorded lecture. Even though the notes is easily understandable, some of the sections are very simplified. Thus, it is advisable to attend the lecture as the lecturer provides extra information which will be beneficial for your essays. The lecturer always end the lecture way before time, sometimes even 1.5 hours ahead, so no need to worry about lessons ending too late.
Readings are relatively light as you just have to read the lecture notes.
For the mid-terms, it's purely True/False MCQs (I think there are 40 of them). It's open-book, so as expected, understanding is more important, although it is beneficial if you know where to find information from the notes. Some of the questions may require information that the lecture verbally provide during lecture, so do attend lectures. However, in general, I feel that the quiz is quite tricky.
For the finals, it's purely essay questions and they are application-based. It's open-book as well, and you need to elaborate your answers beyond what is given in the lecture notes. There are a bit of regurgitation (or rather, "copy-and-paste") here and there but understanding of the content is more important. Time management is important as you have to complete quite a number of essays within 2 hours. Reading through the notes beforehand will be beneficial because despite it being open-book, many people do not have the time to flip through.
I would find this module quite enjoyable and easy to understand. But since it's open-book, the bell-curve may be steep.
3-hr lecture per week
Assessment:
Mid-terms 40%
Finals 60%
Exam Format:
Mid-terms - MCQs
Finals - Essays
Description:
This is a AHSS/LA GER-PE, and the content covered includes various aspects of Psychology such as development, sexuality, learning, psychosis, substance abuse, etc.
There is only one lecture per week, no recorded lecture. Even though the notes is easily understandable, some of the sections are very simplified. Thus, it is advisable to attend the lecture as the lecturer provides extra information which will be beneficial for your essays. The lecturer always end the lecture way before time, sometimes even 1.5 hours ahead, so no need to worry about lessons ending too late.
Readings are relatively light as you just have to read the lecture notes.
For the mid-terms, it's purely True/False MCQs (I think there are 40 of them). It's open-book, so as expected, understanding is more important, although it is beneficial if you know where to find information from the notes. Some of the questions may require information that the lecture verbally provide during lecture, so do attend lectures. However, in general, I feel that the quiz is quite tricky.
For the finals, it's purely essay questions and they are application-based. It's open-book as well, and you need to elaborate your answers beyond what is given in the lecture notes. There are a bit of regurgitation (or rather, "copy-and-paste") here and there but understanding of the content is more important. Time management is important as you have to complete quite a number of essays within 2 hours. Reading through the notes beforehand will be beneficial because despite it being open-book, many people do not have the time to flip through.
I would find this module quite enjoyable and easy to understand. But since it's open-book, the bell-curve may be steep.
Tuesday, May 17, 2016
HP0201 Employment Relations for Work and Careers in Singapore
Lessons:
3-hr lecture per week
Assessment:
Essay assignment 40%
Finals 60%
Exam Format:
Essays
Description:
This module is about the employment relations landscape in Singapore. Contents covered include Tripartism, trade unions, maintaining healthy employment relations, the work of MOM, SNEF, NTUC, WDA, etc, psychological contract, and the various laws in Singapore such as Employment Act, Workplace Safety and Health Act.
There is only one lecture per week, no recorded lecture. It is advisable to attend the lecture as the lecturer gives hints about assignment and finals during the lectures. In addition, the lecturer does not like to reply questions via emails and expects you to consult him during lecture breaks, so if you have questions, you need to attend the lecture.
Readings are relatively heavy for a 3AU module. Other than the prescribed textbook, you have to read lecture slides (which are really lengthy), articles which the lecturer will state in the course outline or lecture slides, and your own research (yes, you are expected to do research on top of everything). However, I did not really read the textbook as I find them quite outdated.
For the essay assignment, you have to do it either in groups of 2 or 3. It's a 4000-word essay (or 6000-word if you are in a group of 3). The essay question will be provided in the first lecture and you will have to utilise information from the lecture and your own research. The question can be quite vague and dubious, so in order to prevent yourself from misunderstanding the essay question and what the lecturer wants, I would advise you to consult him whether your essay is in the right direction.
For the finals, you have to complete 4 questions (each question has 2 parts) within 2 hours. In other words, you have to complete 8 essays in 2 hours, so time management is important. It's not purely regurgitation, you have to "discuss" for some of the questions. Questions may require you to use information from your own research, such as recent changes made, the work of NTUC, etc. The essay questions are quite straightforward, and it is good to look at PYP as reference.
Personally, this module is the least enjoyed modules I've taken, mostly because of my lack of interest and the heavy content. I will not recommend this module unless you have an interest in the employment landscape in Singapore, and have the time and capacity to cope with the readings and content load.
The positive thing about this module is probably that the lecturer provides hints about finals. However, from personal experience, simply following the hints for exam revision is not recommended. You still need to read the content that are not included in the hints.
3-hr lecture per week
Assessment:
Essay assignment 40%
Finals 60%
Exam Format:
Essays
Description:
This module is about the employment relations landscape in Singapore. Contents covered include Tripartism, trade unions, maintaining healthy employment relations, the work of MOM, SNEF, NTUC, WDA, etc, psychological contract, and the various laws in Singapore such as Employment Act, Workplace Safety and Health Act.
There is only one lecture per week, no recorded lecture. It is advisable to attend the lecture as the lecturer gives hints about assignment and finals during the lectures. In addition, the lecturer does not like to reply questions via emails and expects you to consult him during lecture breaks, so if you have questions, you need to attend the lecture.
Readings are relatively heavy for a 3AU module. Other than the prescribed textbook, you have to read lecture slides (which are really lengthy), articles which the lecturer will state in the course outline or lecture slides, and your own research (yes, you are expected to do research on top of everything). However, I did not really read the textbook as I find them quite outdated.
For the essay assignment, you have to do it either in groups of 2 or 3. It's a 4000-word essay (or 6000-word if you are in a group of 3). The essay question will be provided in the first lecture and you will have to utilise information from the lecture and your own research. The question can be quite vague and dubious, so in order to prevent yourself from misunderstanding the essay question and what the lecturer wants, I would advise you to consult him whether your essay is in the right direction.
For the finals, you have to complete 4 questions (each question has 2 parts) within 2 hours. In other words, you have to complete 8 essays in 2 hours, so time management is important. It's not purely regurgitation, you have to "discuss" for some of the questions. Questions may require you to use information from your own research, such as recent changes made, the work of NTUC, etc. The essay questions are quite straightforward, and it is good to look at PYP as reference.
Personally, this module is the least enjoyed modules I've taken, mostly because of my lack of interest and the heavy content. I will not recommend this module unless you have an interest in the employment landscape in Singapore, and have the time and capacity to cope with the readings and content load.
The positive thing about this module is probably that the lecturer provides hints about finals. However, from personal experience, simply following the hints for exam revision is not recommended. You still need to read the content that are not included in the hints.
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